| Western governors: 'Obama, act quickly on energy'(By BROCK VERGAKIS, Associated Press Writer Brock Vergakis, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-27 16:44) | | SALT LAKE CITY – The governors of the nation's largest energy-producing states are encouraging President-elect Barack Obama to quickly adopt a national energy policy that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bipartisan Western Governors' Associ... |
| Global coal damage costs 360 billion euro annually: Greenpeace( 2008-11-27 14:12) | | WARSAW (AFP) – The use of coal for energy production causes at least 360 billion euros worth of damage to human health and the environment every year, Greenpeace said in a new report published on Thursday. "When taking into account about 90 per... |
| UN: financial crisis a burden on climate change(By VANESSA GERA, Associated Press Writer Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-27 12:10) | | WARSAW, Poland – The global financial crisis will make it harder for countries to agree on an ambitious new treaty to combat global warming and underscores the need to make green technologies profitable, the U.N. climate chief said Thursday. "Climat... |
| Financial crisis no excuse to slow carbon fight: UN climate chief( 2008-11-27 12:10) | | WARSAW (AFP) – The world financial crisis must not be used as an excuse for backsliding on efforts to curb global carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, a top UN environmental official warned Thursday. "Of course the financial cr... |
| Jordan grapples with water crisis(by Jerome Cartillier Jerome Cartillier 2008-11-27 09:38) | | DEIR ALLA, Jordan (AFP) – Gasping for water and fearful that climate change will amplify its problems, Jordan is pinning its hopes for liquid salvation on a scheme with no parallel: hauling water from the Red Sea to replenish the Dead Sea. The 3.5-b... |
| US ready to climb into hot seat on climate change(by Jean-Louis Santini Jean-louis Santini 2008-11-27 08:04) | | WASHINGTON (AFP) – Nations around the world are hoping the United States is set to come in from the cold and take a leading role in the fight against climate change as President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office. "It's a very exciting... |
| Climate still a top concern despite financial crisis: survey( 2008-11-27 05:02) | | LONDON (AFP) – The environment remains a top concern despite the financial crisis, according to a global poll published Wednesday that finds 43 percent see climate change as a bigger problem than the economy. HSBC bank's second annual report on envi... |
| Missouri retailers selling gasoline without ethanol( 2008-11-27 05:02) | | HOUSTON (Reuters) – Retailers across Missouri have been selling gasoline without ethanol blended into the motor fuel for several weeks, according to a state official. The absence of the grain-based alcohol, used to reduce pollution, has pushed Misso... |
| Vatican goes green with solar panel roof( 2008-11-27 00:34) | | VATICAN CITY (AFP) – The Vatican began its conversion to renewable energy system Wednesday with the inauguration of an array of solar panels on a key building. The 2,400 panels on the 5,000 square metre roof of the Paul VI auditorium, near St Peter'... |
| Tuna fishing to be cut by 30 pct over two years: EU( 2008-11-27 00:34) | | BRUSSELS (AFP) – Bluefin tuna fishing will have to be cut by 30 percent over two years in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean under an international accord reached in Marrakesh, the European Commission said Tuesday. The total allowable haul of... |
| Environmental Groups Hope Obama Will Rebuild EPA After Bush Years(By Kent Garber Kent Garber 2008-11-27 00:22) | | Environmentalists are eager for President-elect Barack Obama to take office so that he can reverse the troubled Bush administration legacy at the Environmental Protection Agency. They have watched with dismay--and often disgust--for eight years as the Bus... |
| How Geothermal Heat Pumps Could Power the Future(Michael SchirberSpecial to LiveScienceLiveScience.com Michael Schirberspecial To Livesciencelivescie 2008-11-26 22:25) | | Editor's Note: Each Wednesday LiveScience examines the viability of emerging energy technologies - the power of the future. The term "geothermal energy" might bring to mind hot springs and billows of steam rising from the soil, but you can get... |
| What's Killing Florida's Coral Reefs?(By HECTOR FLORIN / PALM BEACH COUNTY Hector Florin / Palm Beach County 2008-11-26 21:50) | | The disaster in south Florida is invisible from above water but the damage is horrific. Hundreds of yards of sensitive coral reefs, part of the largest such ecosystem in the United States, have been sliced through by boats in two incidents over the last m... |
| Climate change is a battle for existence in the Maldives(by Karishma Vyas Karishma Vyas 2008-11-26 00:08) | | MALE (AFP) – Among the many grim predictions of climate change experts, the future fate of The Maldives stands out as a genuine doomsday scenario with the island chain nation facing nothing short of extinction. A one-metre (3.3-foot) rise in sea lev... |
| Huge Cave Bears: When and Why They Disappeared(LiveScience StaffLiveScience.com livescience Stafflivescience.com 2008-11-26 00:08) | | Enormous cave bears that once inhabited Europe were the first of the mega-mammals to die out, going extinct around 13 millennia earlier than was previously thought, according to a new estimate. Why'd they go? In part because they were vegetarians. The ne... |
| Move fast on climate, environmental groups tell Obama(By Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers Renee Schoof, Mcclatchy Newspapers 2008-11-26 00:08) | | WASHINGTON — Don't wait until the financial crisis is over to attack global warming because cleaner ways to produce and use energy will lead to a stronger economy, leaders of environmental groups said Tuesday as they outlined their wish list for Pres... |
| Broadway's "Great White Way" goes green( 2008-11-26 00:08) | | NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marquees in New York City's Broadway theater district will go "green" this year as part of a plan to save energy and the environment. Broadway's "Great White Way," nicknamed for the many marquee and billboard... |
| Europe looks at space amid global economic turmoil(By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press Writer Mike Corder, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-26 00:08) | | THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Europe's space agency on Tuesday began mapping out how to share the cost of an ambitious slate of future missions, including a robotic Mars rover and satellites for monitoring climate change. On Wednesday, ministers from the... |
| Syrian nuclear study not a bomb risk: ElBaradei(By Mark Heinrich Mark Heinrich 2008-11-26 00:08) | | VIENNA (Reuters) – A bid by Syria for aid in planning a nuclear power plant poses no proliferation risk and a Western move to block the project could discredit the U.N. nuclear watchdog, its chief said in remarks released on Tuesday. Major Western n... |
| Environmentalists draft bold roadmap for Obama(By DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press Writer Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-26 00:08) | | WASHINGTON – A united and diverse coalition of environmental advocacy groups has sent President-elect Barack Obama its roadmap for change — and it represents a U-turn from the policies of President George W. Bush. The 391-page report titled "Tr... |
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